Ekene Dili Chukwu's business origins can be traced to an auto parts retailer from
Otolo-Nnewi but based in Onitsha, Augustine Ilodibe. Ilodibe had established a small shop in Onitsha in 1952 with funds received from a Catholic priest as payment for years working at the local church. He studied the transportation sector while trading and In 1955 he purchased an Austin lorry to begin the transport business. A few months later, he added a second lorry which was dedicated to God, and provided the setting for the name of the business, Ekene Dili Chukwu (Thanks to God). Thereafter, he divested from the retail business to concentrate on transportation. buses for inter-city routes within the East Central State and to Lagos. During this time, the firm established its own bus terminals to differentiate it from other bus operators who operate in motor parks, settings than can sometimes be chaotic. Terminals were opened in Lagos, Onitsha, Enugu and Kaduna. As revenue grew, a large coach bus service,
Mercedes buses 0-362 and 0-364 were obtained from Mercedes Do Brazil, this models were called luxurious buses. In the 1980s, the company introduced more luxurious buses from Brazil to complement a fleet that included Peugeot J5 buses and 404 salon cars. The new buses were air-conditioned and dubbed concord. When the federal government and Daimler-Benz launched an auto assembly plant, Ekene Dili Chuwku obtained a dealership to sell Daimler buses. == Today ==